The first command of the LXXXX. Armeekorps was established on 17 November 1942 in Rome, Italy from Stab Nehring to establish and control the bridgeheads of Tunis and Bizerte in Tunisia. Two weeks later it was restructured into the 5th Panzer Army on 8 December 1942.
The LXXXX Army Corps Command was re-established on 19 November 1944 in the Alsace. The Corps staff came from the IV Luftwaffe Field Corps. The Corps participated in Operation Nordwind as part of the 1st Army. The Corps advanced some 15 km in the direction of Bitche but was then pushed back. The Corps remained in Northern Alsace until it was forced over the Rhine by the 7th US Army on 24 March 1945. The US 7th Army estimated that the two German armies involved lost 75 to 80% of their infantry strength in this short campaign. On April 3, the Corps was just east of Karlsruhe. At the end of April 1945, the Corps was in the Ore Mountains, as part of the 4th Panzer Army.
Commandersedit
General der Panzertruppe Walther Nehring (17 November 1942 - 8 December 1942)
General der Flieger Erich Petersen (19 November 1944 - 8 May 1945)
"LXXXX. Armeekorps". Lexikon der Wehrmacht. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
January 01, 1970
lxxxx, army, corps, wehrmacht, lxxxx, army, corps, lxxxx, armeekorps, corps, german, army, during, world, which, established, twice, lxxxx, army, corpslxxxx, armeekorpsactive17, november, december, 194219, november, 1944, 1945countrynazi, germanybranchheer, we. LXXXX Army Corps LXXXX Armeekorps was a corps in the German Army during World War II which was established twice LXXXX Army CorpsLXXXX ArmeekorpsActive17 November 8 December 194219 November 1944 8 May 1945CountryNazi GermanyBranchHeer Wehrmacht SizeCorpsEngagementsTunisian CampaignOperation NordwindCommandersNotablecommandersWalther NehringErich Petersen Contents 1 History 2 Commanders 3 See also 4 External linksHistory editThe first command of the LXXXX Armeekorps was established on 17 November 1942 in Rome Italy from Stab Nehring to establish and control the bridgeheads of Tunis and Bizerte in Tunisia Two weeks later it was restructured into the 5th Panzer Army on 8 December 1942 The LXXXX Army Corps Command was re established on 19 November 1944 in the Alsace The Corps staff came from the IV Luftwaffe Field Corps The Corps participated in Operation Nordwind as part of the 1st Army The Corps advanced some 15 km in the direction of Bitche but was then pushed back The Corps remained in Northern Alsace until it was forced over the Rhine by the 7th US Army on 24 March 1945 The US 7th Army estimated that the two German armies involved lost 75 to 80 of their infantry strength in this short campaign On April 3 the Corps was just east of Karlsruhe At the end of April 1945 the Corps was in the Ore Mountains as part of the 4th Panzer Army Commanders editGeneral der Panzertruppe Walther Nehring 17 November 1942 8 December 1942 General der Flieger Erich Petersen 19 November 1944 8 May 1945 See also editList of German corps in World War IIExternal links edit LXXXX Armeekorps Lexikon der Wehrmacht Retrieved 28 February 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title LXXXX Army Corps Wehrmacht amp oldid 1205771544, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
